Publisher and Agent Directories and Databases
Manuscript Critique Services
Writing--Grammar, Style, and Usage
Fiction Writing
Screenwriting and Filmmaking
Selling Your Work
Book, Film, and Media Industry News
Copyright Information
Organizations
Publisher and Agent Directories and Databases
Literary Marketplace (LMP)
www.literarymarketplace.com
Database of publishers and literary agents.
Writers Market
www.writersmarket.com
Search for editors, agents, and markets for your writing.
Agent Research and Evaluation
www.agentresearch.com
This company will research appropriate agents for your work. The packages are pricey; however, for no charge, you can find out if a particular agent has a bad reputation.
Association of Authors' Representatives
www.aaronline.org/mc/page.do
This association consists of agents who have agreed to abide by ethical standards
Hollywood Creative Directory
www.hcdonline.com
Contact information for film and television companies. Additional services available if you subscribe.
Novel and Short Story Writers Market
A print resource published yearly. It contains a section that lists agents.
Guide to Literary Agents
A print resource published yearly.
Grub Street Writers
www.grubstreet.org
A nonprofit writing school in Boston. Check out The Muse & the Marketplace, its yearly conference.
Screenplay Coverage
www.screenplaycoverage.com
Script Alley
www.scriptalley.com
Writing--Grammar, Style, and Usage
-Grammar-
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
Woe Is I
Patricia T. O'Connor
The Copyeditor's Handbook
Amy Einsohn
Words into Type, 3rd ed.
Copyediting: A Practical Guide, 3rd ed.
Karen Judd
Understanding English Grammar
Martha Kolln
A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
Quirk, Svartik, Leech, Greenbaum
Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English
Biber, Johansson, Leech, Conrad, Finegan
-Style-
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 2nd ed.
The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual
The Copyeditor’s Handbook
Amy Einsohn
Words into Type, 3rd ed.
Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age
Constance Hale and Jessie Scanlon
-Usage-
Merriam Webster’s English Usage Dictionary
Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Henry Fowler
The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage
Theodore Bernstein
-Other Sources-
Copyediting-L
A listserv where writers and editorial professionals at all levels discuss matters of grammar, style, and industry procedures.
To subscribe (free): http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/copyediting-l.html
Writer's Digest
http://www.writersdigest.com/GeneralMenu/
Many how-to articles.
Gotham Writers' Workshop
www.writingclasses.com
Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About What Editors Do
(Grove, 1994)
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
James N. Frey
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
David Bayles and Ted Orland
On Writing Short Stories
Edited by Tom Bailey
On Becoming a Novelist
John Gardner
Reading Like a Writer
Francine Prose
The Art of Fiction
John Gardner
Writing Narrative Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, 6th ed.
Janet Burroway
Break Every Rule
Carole Maso
E.M. Forster
Aspects of the Novel
Zen in the Art of Writing
Ray Bradbury
Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction
Charles Baxter
Gotham Writers' Workshop
www.writingclasses.com
FilmMakers.com
Has a database of screenplay contests.
Download scripts here:
www.script-o-rama.com/snazzy/dircut.html
www.writersstore.com
Screenwriter's Utopia
www.screenwritersutopia.com
Writing the Short Film, 2nd ed.
Pat Cooper and Ken Dancyger
Screenplay
Syd Field
Writing Screenplays that Sell
Michael Hauge
How to Write a Selling Screenplay
Christopher Keane
The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film
Linda Seger
Screenwriting 434
Lew Hunter
Total Directing: Integrating Camera and Performance in Film and Television
Tom Kingdon
Making Movies
Sidney Lumet
Writing Movies: The Practical Guide to Creating Stellar Screenplays
(Gotham Writers’ Workshop)
Edited by Alexander Steele
Directing Feature Films: The Creative Collaboration Between Directors, Writers, and Actors
Mark Travis
Your Novel Proposal: From Creation to Contract: The Complete Guide to Writing Query Letter, Synopses, and Proposals for Agents and Editors
Writer's Digest Books, 1999
Author 101 Bestselling Book Proposals: The Insider’s Guide to Selling Your Work
Adams Media, 2005
How to Write Irresistible Query Letters
Lisa Collier Cool
Virtual Pitch Fest
www.virtualpitchfest.com
Inktip
www.inktip.com
Screenplay Writers Connection
www.screenplaywritersconnection.com
Poets and Writers Magazine
www.pw.org/magazine
Bookwire
www.bookwire.com
Book industry information site.
Publishers Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com
Book industry news.
The Hollywood Reporter
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Film and television news. Access to some sections requires a fee.
Done Deal
www.donedealpro.com
Agency list, script sales, awards, newsletter
Poets and Writers Magazine
www.pw.org/magazine
Ivan Hoffman
Attorney in Internet and intellectual property law
www.ivanhoffman.com
Extremely informational site. Includes Hoffman's many articles on copyright, electronic rights, book contracts, foreign publishing deals, royalties, rights, and many other contract topics relevant to writers.
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov
Click on "US Copyright Office" (www.loc.gov/copyright) for copyright basics, FAQs, and registration information.
The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers
Wiley, 1998
Women in Film and Television
www.wift.org
Independent Filmmaker Labs
www.ifp.org
Editorial Freelancers Association
www.the-efa.org
An excellent organization for editorial freelancers. Has both a national chapter and local chapters. Offers courses, health insurance, professional activities, a newsletter, and a job bank.
National Association of Women Writers
www.naww.org
Members receive print information, access to critique groups, and legal advice.
Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
www.scbwi.org
Offers many items of interest to writers of juvenile fiction and nonfiction, picture book writers, and illustrators
American Society of Journalists and Authors
www.asja.org
Made up of freelance nonfiction writers. Need to qualify to join.
PEN American Center (part of International PEN)
www.pen.org
An organization of literary writers and editors. Seeks to promote global awareness of the importance of literature. Active in helping persecuted and imprisoned writers around the world. Join the Rapid Action Network to help in the effort.
Writers Guild of America
www.wga.org
Represents screenwriters and television writers. Provides industry information including news, awards, links, and agent information. You can register your script online ($20 for five years, if you’re a nonmember; $10 for members). You can also register your script with the Library of Congress.